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Richard Eckerd Foundation Inc at a glance

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Richard Eckerd Foundation Inc

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$234k
Granted FY2024still arriving
76
Grants FY2024still arriving
7
States reached
$28k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02Its granteesRead
03Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0196% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2021 to 2025.

Philanthropy$204kEducation$170kEnvironment$84kHuman Services$81kHousing & Shelter$78kArts & Culture$53kReligion$33kFood & Nutrition$28kOther$0
02FY2024 · 76 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 76 grants below total $199,500, the rows itemized in this filing. The $234,000 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $34,500 is giving the schedule does not break out (grants under the $5,000 itemization floor, grants to individuals, grants on other schedules). Every figure below describes the itemized rows only.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k74 grants · $146k
  • $10k–50k2 grants · $53k
$2,000
Median grant
7
States reached
$3.0M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Community Foundation of Western North Carolina$28,200
Helpmate, Inc.$25,000
YMCA$5,000
Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy$5,000
Pisgah Legal Services$5,000
MANNA Foodbank, Inc.$4,000
Tulane University$4,000
United Way of Asheville and Buncombe County$4,000
Asheville Buncombe Community Christian Ministry$3,000
Asheville Buncombe Technical Community College Foundation$3,000
Asheville City Schools Foundation$3,000
St. Eugene Catholic Church$3,000
Marian High School$3,000
Asheville Catholic School$3,000
The Haywood Street Congregation (of The United Methodist Church)$3,000
02Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

97%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$621k · 64 repeat orgs$21k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +59% since the first grant, against +36% for those funded once.

64 repeat relationships: 63 still active in FY2024, 1 since wound down; 8 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

64
14

Total granted

$621k
$14k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+59%
+36%

Still filing today

81%
64%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 96% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $7k went to new ones.

50%100%’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’21’22’23’24
Arts & CultureEducationEnvironmentHuman ServicesHealthPhilanthropyOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.

Backed again, and grew

  • HB
    HOMEWARD BOUND OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA INC
    4× · 2021–2024 · $56k · revenue +56%
  • Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy
    4× · 2021–2024 · $37k · revenue +247%
  • HI
    HELPMATE INC
    4× · 2021–2024 · $34k · revenue +175%

Funded once

  • EC
    Eblen Charities Incgraduated
    one grant, 2023 · $3k · revenue +125%
  • CF
    Citizens for Responsible Land Usage
    one grant, 2023 · $2k
  • TI
    TOGETHER INC OF METROPOLITAN OMAHAgraduated
    one grant, 2021 · $1k · revenue +36%
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

03Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Conservation Trust for North Carolina

Ctnc conserves land in ways that inspire and enable people to build resilient, just communities. we carry out our mission in collaboration with other conservation organizations and the communities we serve. our goal is to lessen the…

Environment
2
Conserving Carolina

To protect, restore, and inspire appreciation of the natural world.

Environment
3
Wnc Health Network Inc

WNC Health Network, Inc supports people and organizations to improve community health and wellbeing across Western North Carolina.

Health
4
Wnc Communities

WNC Communities empowers the people of Western North Carolina to cultivate the vitality and prosperity of mountain communities through collaboration and agricultural opportunities. This mission is accomplished through a program of work…

Food & Nutrition
5
Meals on Wheels of Asheville and Buncombe County Inc

Meals on Wheels of Asheville and Buncombe County is a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the health, safety, and independence of homebound older adults by providing nutritious, home-delivered meals and meaningful moments of…

Food & Nutrition
6
Feeding the Carolinas

The mission of the Organization is to coordinate, support, and advocate for member Food Banks across the Carolinas to create lasting solutions to address hunger.

Food & Nutrition
7
Friends of the Wnc Nature Center Inc

The Friends is a conservation organization that inspires a passion to know more, care more, and do more for the wildlife of the Southern Appalachians. We advance the critical work of the Nature Center through fundraising, membership,…

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8
Catawba Lands Conservancy

As a nationally accredited land trust, we conserve and manage land for public benefit in North Carolinas Southern Piedmont. We have conserved 235 properties, totaling 17,786 acres of land. We also facilitate the creation of a 1600 mile…

Environment
9
Beloved Asheville

The mission of beloved asheville is to cultivate a transformational way of life rooted in community, creativity, and equity. we bring together people from all walks of life to create innovative solutions to some of the toughest challenges…

Housing & Shelter
10
The Center for Craft Creativity & Design Inc

To resource, catalyze, and amplify how and why craft matters.

Arts & Culture
11
North Carolina Conservation Network

The north carolina conservation network supports, trains, and coordinates diverse groups and directly advocates to achieve equitable and sustainable solutions for our environment.

Environment
12
Food Bank of Central & Eastern Nc Inc

Nourish people. build solutions. empower communities. no one goes hungry.

Food & Nutrition
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Wnc Bridge Foundation; the most unlike its peers is The Jason Project Inc. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
03the grantee network

70 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2026.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2026, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 70 of the 87 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
24
Early backer (in before they grew)
70/70
Grantees still filing
52/70
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA INC: $182,700 · PhilanthropyTHE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF …UNITED WAY OF ASHEVILLE AND BUNCOMBE COUNTY INC: $12,000 · PhilanthropyUNITED WAY OF ASHEVILLE AND …+4 more: $12,000 · Philanthropy+4 moreAsheville Catholic School: $28,000 · OtherAsheville Catholic SchoolUNC-Asheville Foundation: $20,000 · OtherUNC-Asheville FoundationMarian High School: $15,000 · OtherYMCA: $15,000 · OtherSt. Eugene Catholic Church: $12,000 · OtherRiverLink Inc: $11,000 · OtherPROTESTANT EPISCOPAL CATHEDRAL FOUNDATION OF THE D OF C: $10,000 · OtherASHEVILLE-BUNCOMBE COMMUNITY CHRISTIAN MINISTRY INC: $10,000 · OtherMANNA FOOD BANK INC: $14,000 · OtherPISGAH LEGAL SERVICES: $14,500 · OtherWORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INC: $13,000 · Other+34 more: $125,300 · Other+34 moreTHE ADMINISTRATORS OF THE TULANE EDUCATIONAL FUND: $19,000 · EducationTHE ADMINIS…Asheville Glass Art School: $16,000 · EducationAsheville G…Open Doors of Asheville Inc: $11,000 · EducationOpen Doors …ASHEVILLE-BUNCOMBE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION: $9,500 · EducationASHEVILLE-B…ASHEVILLE SCHOOL INC: $9,000 · EducationASHEVILLE S…UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO FOUNDATION: $8,000 · EducationUNIVERSITY …MOUNTAIN AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTER INC: $7,000 · EducationMOUNTAIN AR…+2 more: $1,800 · EducationHOMEWARD BOUND OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA INC: $56,000 · Housing & ShelterHOMEWARD …ASHEVILLE AREA HABITAT FOR HUMANITY INC: $12,000 · Housing & ShelterASHEVILLE…+1 more: $2,000 · Housing & ShelterSouthern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy: $37,000 · EnvironmentSouthern …SOUTH CAROLINA ENVIRONMENTAL LAW PROJECT INC: $11,000 · EnvironmentSOUTH CAR…MountainTrue: $5,500 · EnvironmentMountainT…South Carolina Coastal Conservation League Inc: $5,000 · EnvironmentSouth Car…The Kiawah Island Natural Habitat Conservancy Inc: $5,000 · EnvironmentThe Kiawa…+2 more: $2,000 · EnvironmentHELPMATE INC: $34,000 · Human ServicesCatholic Charities Diocese of Charlotte: $9,000 · Human ServicesThe Arc of Buncombe County Inc: $7,500 · Human ServicesCHILDREN'S WELL-BEING LEAGUE F/K/A CHILDREN'S WELFARE LEAGUE: $6,000 · Human Services+3 more: $2,500 · Human ServicesAsheville Art Museum Association Inc: $9,000 · Arts & CultureLEAF GLOBAL ARTS: $8,000 · Arts & CultureWESTERN N CAROLINA PUBLIC RADIO: $7,000 · Arts & CultureASHEVILLE AREA ARTS COUNCIL: $7,000 · Arts & CulturePenland School Of Craft: $6,500 · Arts & CultureAsheville Symphony Society Inc: $5,500 · Arts & CultureASHEVILLE MUSEUM OF SCIENCE: $5,000 · Arts & CultureASHEVILLE COMMUNITY THEATRE INC: $4,000 · Arts & CultureArts For Life: $2,000 · Arts & Culture+1 more: $500 · Arts & Culture
Philanthropy$206,700Other$287,800Education$81,300Housing & Shelter$70,000Environment$65,500Human Services$59,000Arts & Culture$54,500

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetTHE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA INC: $182,700 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetHOMEWARD BOUND OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA INC: $56,000 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetSouthern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy: $37,000 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetHELPMATE INC: $34,000 over 4y, 0.4% of budgetTHE ADMINISTRATORS OF THE TULANE EDUCATIONAL FUND: $19,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetAsheville Glass Art School: $16,000 over 4y, 1.4% of budgetPISGAH LEGAL SERVICES: $14,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetMANNA FOOD BANK INC: $14,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetWORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INC: $13,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetASHEVILLE AREA HABITAT FOR HUMANITY INC: $12,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetUNITED WAY OF ASHEVILLE AND BUNCOMBE COUNTY INC: $12,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetOpen Doors of Asheville Inc: $11,000 over 4y, 0.4% of budgetRiverLink Inc: $11,000 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetSOUTH CAROLINA ENVIRONMENTAL LAW PROJECT INC: $11,000 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetASHEVILLE-BUNCOMBE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION: $9,500 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetAsheville Art Museum Association Inc: $9,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetASHEVILLE CITY SCHOOLS FOUNDATION INC: $9,000 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetASHEVILLE SCHOOL INC: $9,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetCatholic Charities Diocese of Charlotte: $9,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetFOOD CONNECTION INC: $8,500 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetLEAF GLOBAL ARTS: $8,000 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF COLORADO FOUNDATION: $8,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetSea Island Habitat For Humanity Inc: $7,500 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetThe Arc of Buncombe County Inc: $7,500 over 4y, 0.9% of budgetWESTERN N CAROLINA PUBLIC RADIO: $7,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetASHEVILLE AREA ARTS COUNCIL: $7,000 over 4y, 0.6% of budgetMOUNTAIN AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTER INC: $7,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetPenland School Of Craft: $6,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetAsheville GreenWorks: $6,500 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetCHILDREN'S WELL-BEING LEAGUE F/K/A CHILDREN'S WELFARE LEAGUE: $6,000 over 4y, 0.9% of budgetWNC BRIDGE FOUNDATION: $6,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetBrother Wolf Animal Rescue Inc: $6,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetAsheville Symphony Society Inc: $5,500 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetELIADA HOMES INC: $5,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetCATHERINE MCAULEY MERCY FOUNDATION INC: $5,500 over 4y, 0.6% of budgetASHEVILLE HUMANE SOCIETY INC: $5,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetMountainTrue: $5,500 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetMemoryCare Inc: $5,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetAll Souls Counseling Center: $5,000 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetChildren FirstCommunities In Schools of Buncombe County Inc: $5,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetASHEVILLE MUSEUM OF SCIENCE: $5,000 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetJOURNEYMEN INC: $5,000 over 4y, 1.8% of budgetMountain Child Advocacy Center Inc: $5,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetSouth Carolina Coastal Conservation League Inc: $5,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetThe Kiawah Island Natural Habitat Conservancy Inc: $5,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetASHEVILLE COMMUNITY THEATRE INC: $4,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetKiawah Cares Foundation: $3,000 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetEblen Charities Inc: $3,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

The Community Foundat…Dogwood Health TrustWnc Bridge FoundationWalnut Cove Members A…Community Foundation …The Frances & William…United Way of Ashevil…The Goodman Foundatio…Foundation for the Ca…The Cannon Foundation…Deerfield Episcopal R…The Hedrick Family Fo…
The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina IncNC79.4× affinity40 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina Inc · Dogwood Health Trust · Wnc Bridge Foundation · Walnut Cove Members Association Inc · Community Foundation of Henderson County Inc · The Frances & William H Beattie Fdn · United Way of Asheville and Buncombe County Inc · The Goodman Foundation Inc · Foundation for the Carolinas · The Cannon Foundation Inc · Deerfield Episcopal Retirement Community Inc · The Hedrick Family Foundation

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 87 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

Possibly out of date. A more recent filing (FY2025) is on record and reports $240k of grant expense with no grantee named in the published copy. A private foundation itemizes every grant it makes, so a return carrying none has filed its list as an attachment that the public copy does not include. The figures above are therefore from FY2024, the most recent year this funder’s grantee list reached the public record.

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